On Tuesday, 16th December 2014, the Centenary News editor attended the remembrance event in Scarborough, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the bombardment of the seaside town. Here's his personal reflections of his visit.
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Christmas truce: Prince William unveils ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in UK
The Duke of Cambridge has unveiled a memorial to the 1914 Christmas truce as part of the ‘Football Remembers’ tribute in the UK to those who fell in the First World War.
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Christmas truce: Ploegsteert launches weekend of Centenary remembrance
A torchlight march tonight (December 19th 2014) launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
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We Good…We No Shoot: The Christmas Truce at Plugstreet Wood in 1914
Publisher’s Description:To commemorate the centenary of the iconic Christmas Truce of 1914, Andrew Hamilton and Alan Reed have extended their work on the 1/ Royal Warwicks’ armistice at St. Yves in Belgium to include another 8 battalions in an in-depth investigation of Christmas in the wider Plugstreet Wood.
Continue readingChor Leoni presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Vancouver, Canada)
Chor Leoni and actors present a commemoration of the Christmas Truce.
Continue readingChristmas truce: three days of Centenary commemorations in Ploegsteert, Belgium
A torchlight march launches a weekend of events in Ploegsteert, Belgium, marking the Christmas truce centenary.
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100 Years Ago Today: The First Battle of Champagne
The First Battle of Champagne began on December 20th 1914 in the Champagne region of France. It was the first offensive by the Allies since initiation of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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Christmas truce single ‘All Together Now’ enjoys tax break
The UK Government has announced that VAT (Value Added Tax) will be waived on sales of the Christmas truce charity song ‘All Together Now.’
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Christmas truce: street art marks Centenary in London and Berlin
German and British street artists have worked together on twinned projects in London and Berlin to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1914 Christmas truce.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Christmas Truce
The historic ceasefires along the Western Front, today remembered as the Christmas truce, started on Christmas Day 1914 when gunfire briefly gave way to gifts and greetings in ‘no-man’s land.’
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